What did they mean when
they used the phrase?
Hebrew [yaw' tab]
means to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad
What does it mean for us?
Riches?
Prosperity?
Or something
else?
Always preceeded by a
behavioural expectation
Do right in the
sight of God (Deut 6:18)
Observe and hear
the words of God (Deut 12:28)
Keep His statutes
and commandments (Deut 4:40)
Sometimes very
specific things:
Avoid eating blood
(Deut 12:25)
Don't eat a mother
bird (Deut 22:7)
Punishing evildoers
(Deut 19:11-13)
Often followed by the idea
of long life
Deut 4:40
Deut 6:3
Deut 5:16
When God created the
universe, he set certain physical things into motion
Gravity, enertia,
physics, etc
Cause and effect
There are physical laws and
spiritual laws
Violation of the
law of physics results in automobile accidents, etc
Violation of
spiritual laws results in sin, heartbreak
Did God say "Do the
right thing and I'll reward you with 'wellness'" ?
No, wellness is a
natural outcome of doing the right things
When things are not going
well for us, what's the reason?
Failure to put
God first in our lives
